Vehicle-brake.



G. Z. HUFFMAN.

VEHICLE BRAKE. APPLIUATION FILED Nov. zo, 1908.

Patented Apr. 6 1909.

UN STATES ltr-iiililNl @lilldlitliil GLYDE Z. HUFFMAN, OF LURAY, VIRGINIA.

VEHICLE-BRAKE.

Application filed November 20, 1908.

Specication of Letters Patent.

from the drivers seat, and also from the rear end of the vehicle.

rlhe invention also has for its object to provide a brake-operating mechanism of this lrind which is simple in structure and reliable in operation, and to this end it consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts, to be hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the drawings hereto annexed, in which :w

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the rear end ot a wagon, showing the application of the invention. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view. VFig. 3 is a central longitudinal section.

I have shown in the drawings only so much of a wagon as will suffice to show the connection of the invention therewith, and, in the drawings, 5 denotes the hind wheels of a wagon, and 6 the axle thereof. The bolster is indicated at 7, and the hounds at 8. 0n the hounds is mounted a cross bar 9, from which is suspended, by means of links 10, the

brake-beam 11, fitted with the usual brake shoes 12. To the brake-beam 11 is rigidly secured a rearwardly extending bar 13, which works adjacent to its outer end, on a bracket 14, secured to the bottom of the axle 6. On said axle is a bracket 15, to which is pivoted, at 16, an angle lever 17, having a down turned end 18, which extends into a slot 19 in the bar 13. By reason of this connection between the lever and the bar 13, it will be seen that the latter is moved. rearwardlyT when the lever is swung in the direction of the arrows, shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, and by reason of the connection of the bar 13 with the brake-beam 1 1, the brake will be applied. rIhe hand lever 17 is located at the rear end of the wagon, so that a person walking behind the same can apply the brake. On the axle 6 is mounted a notched segment 20, engageable by a tongue 21, on the lever 17, for holding the same in adjusted position.

The mechanism for operating the brake from the dri vers seat comprises the following l instrumentalitiesz-'On the bottom oi the l hounds S is journaled a rock-shaft 22 having, at one oi its ends, a lateral bend 23, which is connected by a rod 24, to a lever mounted adjacent to the drivers seat. The rockshait has a crank portion 25, which is connected by a link 26 with the bar 13. The connection between the link and the bar is a loose one, the latter being provided with a longitudinal slot 27, into which a reduced portion at the end oi the link extends. The end of the link is formed with the head or enlargement 28 engaging the under side oi the bar 13, whereby said link is prevented from being disconnected from said bar 13. Around the bar 13, between the front end of the axle 6 and the iront edge of the bracket 14, and an abutment 29 secured to said bar, is coiled a spring 30, which normally holds the bar 13 in a position to release the brake. 1When the brake is applied the spring is compressed, and, upon releasing the hand lever 17 or the hand lever at the drivers seat, the spring expands and pushes the bar 13 in a position to release the brake. By providing the bar 13 with the slots 19 and 27, it will be seen that either operating mechanism of the brake may be actuated to apply the brake, without aiiecting the other. When the brake is applied from the drivers seat, the rock-shalt 22 is swung in the direction to move the link 26 rearwardly, and, upon the latter engaging with the rear end of the slot 27 the bar 13 will be moved rearwardly, and the brake thus ap plied.

The brake may be applied by the hand lever 17 by swinging the same on its pivot 16, the downturned end 18 engaging the rear end of the slot 19, whereby the bar 13 is also moved rearwardly, to apply the brake.

It will be seen, from the foregoing, that I have provided a brake operating mechanisrn which is simple in construction and which can be easily operated, and, as it has no complicated parts to get out of order, it will be reliable in action,

What is claimed is 1. In a brake operating mechanism, the combination with the hind axle of a wagon, and a brake beam; oi a bracket mounted on the under side oi the axle, a bar connected to the brake beam and slidably supported on the bracket, said bar being provided with a pair ot longitudinally extending slots, a rock-shaft having a crank portion, a link connected to said crank portion and extending into one of the aforesaid slots of the bar, means for .operating the rock-shaft, a lever pivoted to the axle and having a branch extending into the other slot of the bar,` an abutment on the bar, and a spring coiled around the bar between said abutment and the axle.

2. In a brake operating mechanism, the combination With the hind axle of a Wagon,

. and the hounds; of a crossbar supported on 1 the hounds, a brake beam suspended from the cross-bar, a bracket mounted on the under side of the axleI a bar connected to the brake beam and slidably supported on the bracket, said bar being provided With a pair of longitudinally extending slots, a rockshaft havingy a' crank portion, a link connected to said crank portion and extending into one oi the aforesaid slots of the bar, means for operating the rock-shaft, and a lever engageable With the other slot kof the In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto alixed my signature in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

CLYDE Z. HUFFMAN. Witnesses:

R. S. PARKS, N. T. Snnwrox. 

